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. 2006 Mar;139(3):347-56.
doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.08.021.

Microsatellite instability in gastric cancer is associated with better prognosis in only stage II cancers

Stefania Beghelli  1 , Giovanni de Manzoni, Stefano Barbi, Anna Tomezzoli, Franco Roviello, Carmela Di Gregorio, Carla Vindigni, Laura Bortesi, Alice Parisi, Luca Saragoni, Aldo Scarpa, Patrick S Moore
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Microsatellite instability in gastric cancer is associated with better prognosis in only stage II cancers

Stefania Beghelli et al. Surgery. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Background: The assessment of microsatellite instability (MSI) is not included yet in the routine evaluation of patients with gastric cancer, as controversial data exist regarding its prognostic value.

Methods: We determined the clinical significance of MSI in 510 sporadic gastric cancers, using the mononucleotide markers BAT25 and BAT26. The results were compared with the immunohistochemical expression of the mismatch repair proteins Mlh1 and Msh2.

Results: MSI was present in 83 (16%) cancers and correlated with better survival (P < .001). Multivariate analysis showed that the MSI phenotype was an independent factor (P = .005) and added prognostic information to TNM stage, location, and age. The relative risk of death for MSI cancer patients was 0.6 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.4-0.8). Moreover, when grouped according to stage, only stage II cancers showed a significant effect of MSI status on survival (P = .011; hazard ratio = 0.3; 95% CI, 0.1-0.8). MSI also correlated with older age (P = .002), female gender (P < .001), intestinal histotype (P = .011), lower T stage (P = .018), and less lymph node involvement (P < .001). Finally, comparison of the results of immunohistochemical expression of the mismatch repair proteins Mlh1 and Msh2 with microsatellite analysis showed concordant results in 95% of neoplasms, with a sensitivity of 82% and specificity of 98%.

Conclusions: Microsatellite analysis of gastric cancer has clinical utility in determination of prognosis, but should be determined in only stage II neoplasms in a routine clinical setting. Immunohistochemistry may be considered sufficient, although microsatellite analysis is preferable.

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